Ghost Cartels Part 1

Post by **deject** » September 22nd, 2009, 22:30

It's no worse than running a mage.

Post by **Joose** » September 23rd, 2009, 15:36

deject wrote:It's no worse than running a mage.

Yes, yes it is.

Anyway, that roll means you get in without being noticed. Hurrah!

the following conversation is overheard:

Big black guy wrote:Alec, my man! So this is the shit? Nice.

Alec wrote:Indeed it is, Caine, all here as agreed. You want to check it?

Caine, the big black guy wrote:Nah, man, nah. I trust you. You aint so stupid as to screw up a good thing. Payment as agreed, split this time like you wanted

Alec wrote:Pleasure doing buisness with you big man. As usual, you didnt get this from me...

Caine wrote:Yeah yeah, I didnt buy it from you, I dont even know who the fuck you are, yadda yadda. This aint my first rodeo boy.

Alec wrote:Glad to hear it. Next week then. Later boys

The suitcase is slid over, and a handful of credsticks are passed to Alec. He gets up, nods to the three, and leaves. The gangers stay at the table, chatting about not much and drinking.

Righto, everyone at the bar (which I think is just Grimmies drones and Dejects astral projection, correct me if im wrong) make a perception test (assensing for deej).

Post by **deject** » September 23rd, 2009, 16:57

Assensing (4) + Intuition (4): 1, 2, 5, 3, 5, 6, 3, 4: 3 hits.

Post by **Grimmie** » September 23rd, 2009, 17:07

Sensor: 2
Perception: 4
Visual specialisation: +2
Running hot: +4
Total: 12

3,2,3,2,3,6,2,4,6,3,4,4 = 2 hits

Post by **Joose** » September 23rd, 2009, 17:21

Well, Grimmies drone notices (on the way out) two japanese chaps in suits watching the bar. One of them seems to be keeping an eye out, the other one is staring straight at the wall with a faraway look in his eyes. When Alec leaves, they make to follow him.

Lelands ass-sensing shows that wierd staring guy is a mage, using what appears to be a some sort of snooping spell (clairvoyance or something similar) to spy on the meeting in the bar.

As they turn to follow Alec, the mage notices your astral presence watching them, and they both leg it.

Post by **deject** » September 23rd, 2009, 17:29

How much do you want to bet that they think I'm with Alec's gang?

I'll try following them from a distance.

Post by **Grimmie** » September 23rd, 2009, 17:33

I'll follow Alec if you trail the Japanese.
I'll put the word out to the guys on the ground as to which direction the two targets are heading, in case they can intercept on the way.

Post by **Dog Pants** » September 23rd, 2009, 18:29

I'll try yo put myself in the way of them if I can. Surrepticiously.

Post by **Grimmie** » September 23rd, 2009, 19:19

Nonchalantly?

Post by **deject** » September 23rd, 2009, 19:32

Grimmie wrote:Nonchalantly?

Post by **HereComesPete** » September 23rd, 2009, 23:04

How far away was the meeting from the point where the drone started tailing Alec?

If it's a fair few miles then there's not too much we can do in terms of reacting, The drones and Leland in astral are far faster than us meat-legged types.

Post by **Grimmie** » September 24th, 2009, 12:04

Sorry to buffer questions up like this, but I just had a brainthought.
My dragonfly has visual sensors, and I'm guessing some sort of storage device.

Would I be able to grab the video from my fly and pass it through one of my LEBDs to use the facial recognition software on the Japanese and Caine?

Post by **HereComesPete** » September 24th, 2009, 18:42

Or pass it to N-zo.

The Shutting Downs

Agreed, pass it to me, I upped all my progs after the last run

Post by **Grimmie** » September 25th, 2009, 17:04

Consider it passed, somehow. With dwarf magic and vodka.

Post by **deject** » September 25th, 2009, 17:15

Passed like a kidney stone.

The Shutting Downs

So, Analyse roll=

Logic+Analyse prog+Cerebral booster= 5+6+2 =13 dice

6 3 6 6 4 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 3=8 hits

Combined with running it through the searches for hits

Logic+Browse+Cerebral booster= 5+6+2= 13 dice

6 6 3 2 4 2 5 6 6 5 3 1 1=6 hits

Post by **HereComesPete** » September 25th, 2009, 20:13

Jooose!

Post by **Dog Pants** » September 25th, 2009, 21:13

Mirroring my Pete-Run post, I'll try to make sense of this.

We're looking at keeping an eye on these First Nation chaps, who are milling about doing gangy stuff. We've found our marks and drones/ass-senses are tailing them. I'm living the high life with the bums, but I feel the need to be adding direction since I'm something of a leadership figure.

I'll call in on comms;

Al wrote:What's going on guys? I'm getting snippets of comms. Are we on the move? As much as I love drinking Chateaux One-Nuyen and hot-dogging with the locality, I'd love some progress.

Post by **Grimmie** » September 25th, 2009, 21:28

Nikolai is sitting motionless in his fat van-tank, staring into middle-distance, but pitches in with his take on events through his brain-gear.

Nikolai wrote:Alec has left bar, two oriental gentlemen were watching, waiting to follow him. Spooked and ran away.
Leland is on their trail, I am following Alec with drone to see where he stops.

Mission is strictly observation, I plan to observe.
I thought I would put word out in case people wanted to grab Japanese and "shake them down"

Plan?